Price Spikes for Fuel Has Silver – er, Green Lining
8/19/08
We're all too familiar with the downside of higher gas prices. But there is at least one upside, and a pretty significant one. Because motorists in Wisconsin drove 1.1 billion fewer miles in the first six months of this year, carbon dioxide emissions went down by four percent from January through June.
Wisconsin could potentially produce almost 1.2 million fewer tons of CO2 this year. Terry Bell talked about it with Steve Hinnicker, head of the environmental group "One Thousand Friends of Wisconsin" …
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Local Gay Couple to Wed in California
8/14/08
When California legalized same-sex marriage earlier this year, among the thousands of couples from around America who made the trip to tie the knot, were a few from Wisconsin. Wisconsin voters essentially outlawed gay marriage in a referendum in 2006.
Among the Wisconsinites headed to California to make their unions legal, will be Bob Klebba and David Waugh of Madison, who are going to San Diego this weekend. Terry Bell talked to the men about their decision…
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